ah.. today is Ash Wednesday..
to all the people out there.. whom are protestants.. halo.. i am a Roman Catholic.. not many protestants know bout ash wednesday.. so let me briefly explain..
*clears throat*
In the Western Christian calendar, Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent and occurs forty-six days (forty days not counting Sundays) before Easter. It falls on a different date each year, because it is dependent on the date of Easter; it can occur as early as February 4 or as late as March 10. 
Ash Wednesday gets its name from the practice of placing ashes on the foreheads of the faithful as a sign of repentance. The ashes used are gathered after the Palm Crosses from the previous year's Palm Sunday are burned. In the liturgical practice of some churches, the ashes are mixed with the Oil of the Catechumens (one of the sacred oils used to anoint those about to be baptized), though some churches use ordinary oil. This paste is used by the priest who presides at the service to make the sign of the cross, first upon his own forehead and then on each of those present who kneel before him at the altar rail. As he does so, he recites the words: "Remember (O man) that you are dust, and to dust you shall return."
haiz.. today cant go to mass.. not to say cant go.. no transport plus parents arent free and they are currently working.. ian was fasting today.. but he barely ate at recess .. i ate recess and fast at lunch.. so its like ian practically hadnt eaten yet.. DONT FAINT TWIN! XD!
Oh Lord.. forgive me for not attending mass today... i wanted to.. but i cant.. haiz.. wondering what will happen in mass today..
when i mentioned ash wednesdays to almost every protestants i noe.. they were like.. "wut? whats that?" well.. u guyz made me totally speechless.. i forgotten that u guyz never celebrated it.. my sincere apologies...
okay then.. Ash Wednesday is the beginning of Lent.. so by now you would be asking.. what is Lent.? Rite?? see... i can read ur minds!!HAHAX!XD!
Lent, in some Christian denominations, is the forty-day-long liturgical season of fasting and prayer before Easter. The forty days represent the time Jesus spent in the desert, where according to the Bible he endured temptation by Satan. Different churches calculate the forty days differently.
The purpose of Lent is the preparation of the believer—through prayer, penitence, almsgiving and self-denial—for the annual commemoration during Holy Week of the Death and Resurrection of Jesus, which recalls the events linked to the Passion of Christ and culminates in Easter, the celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
In Western Christianity (with the exception of the Archdiocese of Milan which follows the Ambrosian Rite), Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and concludes on Holy Saturday.The six Sundays in Lent are not counted among the forty days because each Sunday represents a "mini-Easter", a celebration of Jesus' victory over sin and death.
In those churches which follow the Byzantine tradition (e.g. Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholics), the forty days of Lent are calculated differently: the fast begins on Clean Monday, Sundays are included in the count, and it ends on the Friday before Palm Sunday. The days of Lazarus Saturday, Palm Sunday and Holy Week are considered a distinct period of fasting.
one more thing.. i would like to dedicate this picture to Ian Gan.. for being such a wonderful twin..and also being a good sport.. TWINS FOREVER!!
just do me a favour ian.. never lose faith on God and ya.. u need to get urself baptised..^^
its miie(left) and IAN (right)
**this is the reedited version by miie... want the original go to facebook ...
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